Editing Matilda of Ringelheim (section)

==Life as a widow==
Henry died in 936 in [[Memleben Abbey|Memleben]] and was buried in Quedlinburg. It was here that Queen Matilda founded a convent in the same year.{{sfn|Ehlers|1998|p=259}} She lived there during the following years and took care of the family's legacy. Thus, [[Quedlinburg Abbey]] became not only the most important centre of prayer in the kingdom, but also a place to commemorate its famous dead.{{sfn|Althoff|1984|pp=169–179}} 

As with other convents in the kingdom, Quedlinburg became a place for the education of noble families' daughters. Some became abbesses, securing a family's influence. One such was Matilda's own granddaughter, [[Matilda, Abbess of Quedlinburg|Matilda]]. She was the daughter of the above-mentioned Otto I and [[Adelaide of Italy|Adelheid of Burgundy]]. It was to this granddaughter that the queen, in 966, after 30 years' leadership, passed on responsibility for the convent. This Matilda thus became the first abbess of the convent in Quedlinburg.{{sfn|Müller-Wiegand|2003|p=98}} 

With her other resources, Queen Matilda founded more convents, one of them in [[Enger]] in 947.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://hf.westfalenhoefe.de/doku.php?id=wiki:enger |title = Wiki:enger &#91;Westfalenhöfe – Kreis Herford&#93;}}</ref> Her last foundation was in 961, the convent of Nordhausen.{{sfn|Althoff|2018|p=27}}

Over the years 936–946, Matilda's handling of her dower was disputed by her son Otto. He claimed his mother's possessions. Eventually this led to her fleeing into exile. Otto's wife, Queen [[Eadgyth]], is said to have brought about a reconciliation: Matilda was to leave her wealth, and furthermore Otto was to be forgiven for his actions.{{sfn|Müller-Wiegand|2003|p=124}} 

The above feud remains controversial to this day: to protect her legacy in the lead up to her death early in 968, Matilda acquired for all monasteries in eastern Saxony papal privileges.{{sfn|Althoff|1993|p=263}} These were overridden after her death when Matilda's dower passed to [[Theophanu]], the wife of Matilda's grandson [[Otto II]].{{sfn|Althoff|2018|p=43}}